Hot beverage maker and dispenser



July l, 1952 A. ToRREsE 2,601,943

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Y HOT BEVERAGE MAKER AND DISPENSER Filed Jan. 28, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 1N VEN TOR. p/o Torrese Patented July 1, 1952 Apollo Torrese, Philadelphiagla., assignor of" one-third toPeter. Altiere. and@A nner-thirdl 1:0 L'oisAltiere; Philadelphima. Y Y

Application January 2s, 19"-4'7; SeriarNO. 724,865

. '11 Myinvention relates-to beveragedispensersand particularly to a-dispenser-offh`ot beverageswhich is adapted-for coin control; I

Heretofore, it has` been difficult' to f dispensel hot beverages, for example,` coffee;because-thefbeverage must be freshly prepared as it is'` used. Otherwise, the-heated' 'beverage losesits' flavor. and becomes bitter on longstanding.4

An` object'- of my l inventionis tov provideva hot beverage dispenserutilizing completelyy soluble or-suspendiblef avoring-` materials,` which dispenser; will automatically prepare servings: off

the beverage as required.

Another! object of'my invention-isf to provid invention--consists-in the details of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fully understood fromthe following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 isa sectional 'side' elevation of an embodimentof my invention.

Figs. 2a, 2b and 2c are views along the lines 2-2 of Fig. 1, taken at diierent points of the operating cycle.

Figs. 3a, 3b and 3c are views along the lines 3-3 of Fig. l, taken at points of the operating cycle corresponding to Figs. 2a, 2b and 2c respectively.

Figs. 4a, 4b and 4c are views along the lines 4-4 of Fig. 1, taken at points of the operatingv cycle corresponding to Figs. 2a, 2b and 2c respectively.

Figs. 5a, 5b and 5c are views taken along the lines 5--5 of Fig. 1, taken at points of the operating cycle corresponding to Figs. 2a, 2b and 2c respectively.

Figs. 6a, 6b and 6c are views taken along the lines 6 6 of Fig. 1, taken at points of the operating cycle corresponding to Figs. 2a, 2b' and 2c respectively.

Referring nowto the' drawings, wherein similar reference characters referto similar parts', IV show a hotbeveragedispenser consisting of "a water heater assembly, generally designated as A, and' a mixer-assembly, generally designated as B. The water'heater assembly A comprises an insulated boiler or tank IU equipped with` a thermostat. l2. The boiler has a removable cover I4 permitting f the periodic. replenishment ofy the-.waterfsupply i6. A safety valve I8 is embodied in thefcover: The boiler is heated by an electrical resistanceheating coil 2l]` which operates in conjunction with the thermostat to maintain thewater in theboilerat a temperature just below the boiling point. The whole heating-assembly is' supported'onA a stand 22;

Themixing assembly B consists of a housing 24. having. a generally cylindrical interiolzA close-fitting,- cylindrical. member` 26 is revolvable therein. The member26 has two hollow cham'- bers, 28.'- and 33, forzthe:V purpose of. receiving measured' quantities? of hot water :and beverage powder-respectively. The' hot water'chamber 28, which is located" at oneend of member 24,` has a vwater inlet port 21, and a' pair ofjdiametrically opposed air portsZB, inits walls. Similar'ports', 211A andZSA, areulocated at corresponding points inthehousing 24". Aduct Silconnects the water inlet `:port v21A inthe housing, with `the boiler tank as.vk shown in Fig. 1; An open tube32'connects toK the housingport .29A and' serves-Sasan air vent when the chamber-"Ris being iilled with water or emptied. Thechamber 33 which receives the beverage-powder is llocated about midway' along the cylinder, and a circumferential section 34 fof the'chamberfwall'is'sremovedi An inlet 35 isl providedinlv the-housing, above the powder'chamber 33, and supports an inverted powder receptacle 36. A packing ring 45 serves to prevent water from leaking around the cylinder 26 into the powder chamber 33. The upper end of the powder receptacle has a ller opening 38 and cap 38A, and supports an electric motor 39 together with its drive assembly. The motor shaft 33A projects axially through the receptacle and is provided with paddles 40 which agitate the powder 4|, therein, so as to keep the powder freely-flowing.

An operating Wheel and handle 46 is bolted to the free end of the cylinder 26. A revolvable shaft 41 extends axially through the cylinder 26 and revolves independently of cylinder 26, one end being journalled in the wall separating the chambers 28 and 33, While the other end projects through the center of cylinder member 26 and 3 wheel 46 and terminates in a pulley 41A. A belt 48 rotates the pulley, being in turn rotated by the motor shaft 39A through a pair of bevel gears 48, the shaft49 and the pulley 5D, which are supported in bearings located on the upper end of the powder receptacle. A paddle 52 keyed to shaft 41 is adapted to assist in filling the chamber 33 with powder .through inleti'port '35,' and to evacuate the powder uthrough outlet port 42, in the housing below. An electric switch 54 in circuit with the motor is located on vthe housing 24 An arcuatey adjacent to the operating wheel 4.6.

Abeverage powder and may be tap-ped 01T thru the cam or projection 56 is attached to the inner side of the wheel 46 so thatwhen the projection.;

56 engages the switch the motori circuit is closed.' At the other positions of the operating handlel dispensing valveL 52.

' Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as Zbeingr illustrative rather than limiting, since `the'iriventh'nmay be variously embodied, and

the switch 54 is electrically open andthevmotor.

is inoperative.

A mingling chamber`58 is attachedtothe.` l

housing below the powder chamber 33. The chamber 58 has a bottom-which slopes downwardly to the center and an outlet .port 65 equipped with a dispensing Valve 62 of customary construction.

A port 64 is located in the water chamber 28 near its inner end and when this port registers with a corresponding Vport 64A in the housing 24, which communicates with the mingling chamber, the hot water in chamber 28 drains into the mingling chamber 58. The operating wheel 46 may be provided with a ratchet edge and a pawl (not shown) so that the wheel can only rotate clockwise.

The operation of my invention is described as follows:

In the O or off position of the operating handle 46, as shown in Figs. 2a, 3a, 4a, and 5a, the Water inlet .port l2l is out of register with the housing port 21A and consequently no water can flow into the empty measuring chamber 28 from the boiler. The air escape port 29 and the Water escape port 54 are also out of register with their housing ports 29A and 64A respectively. The powder chamber is empty and the motor is inoperative. Upon the insertion of a coin in a coin lock (not shown) the operating Wheel 45 is made free to rotate in a clockwise direction. The Wheel is turned to the W or water position illustrated in Fig. 2b by the operator. Simultaneously, the water chamber 28 is iilled from the boiler through the duct 30 and the ports 28 'and 28A, which are now in register. Likewise, a port 29 and the housing port'29A are in register so that the air contained in the chamber 28 can escape. Y i

The wheel 46 is then turned vto the ING or ingredient position of Fig. 6c. `Now the water in- V,the scope of the. invention is to be determined as claimed.

. I claim as my invention:

In combination, a container for beverage powder, a hot water heater and a beverage dispenser including a mixing chamber, means in said dispenser for delivering measured quantities of hot water and of beverage powder respectively to said mixing chamber, said means comprising a housing with a cylindrical bore, inlet and outlet ports in said housing, a chambered cylinder revolvable Withinsaid housing, and inlet and outlet ports in said cylinder arranged to register successively with the inlet and outlet ports respectively in said housing, an electric motor, a paddle Within said beverage powder, a beverage powder chamber Within the chambered cylinder for receiving a predetermined quantity of beverage powder, and a paddle within said beverage powder chamber to positively dispense the beverage powder into the mixing chamber, and means actuated by said motor to actuate said paddles.

. APOLLO 'TORRESE REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record inthe file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS France yMay 28, 1923 

